The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have published a request for information in the Federal Register regarding healthcare technology.
According to the Federal Register notice, guidance received from the public will be used to aid CMS and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (collectively, ASTP/ONC) attempts “to lead infrastructure progress to cultivate this market, increasing beneficiary access to effective digital capabilities needed to make informed health decisions, and increasing data availability for all stakeholders contributing to health outcomes.”
Specifically, the agencies request insight “regarding the market of digital health products for Medicare beneficiaries as well as the state of data interoperability and broader health technology infrastructure.” They hope to better understand patient and caregiver needs. Feedback is sought from stakeholders, including but not limited to patients and caregivers, providers, payers, health IT companies, health information exchanges, health information networks, clearinghouses, researchers, and developers of digital health products regarding how we can help achieve the potential of digital health technology.
Comments must be submitted by June 16 electronically or by mail.
